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THE FOREST EESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 

 Total' timber imports and exports of Germany. a 



a Endres: Handbuch der Forstpolitik. 



& In this and the following tables 40 cubic feet is a fair equivalent for 1 ton. 



Percentage of imports from most important countries which export to Germany. a 



a Endres, loc. cit. 



A glance at the above tables, with the knowledge that the forest 

 resources of Germany are and have long been developed to their 

 highest capacity, plainly indicates that Germany's imports will con- 

 tinue to rapidly increase. Her competition will be a large factor in 

 bidding for any surplus timber in the future, and it must not be 

 lost sight of in considering the possible sources of supply for the 

 United States. 



FRANCE. 



A consideration of the following table shows that France will cer- 

 tainly continue to import, but the net imports are not appreciably 

 increasing, since the population is about stationary, while the indus- 

 tries were already well established in 1875. The forest area is being 

 extended, and coppice is being converted into high forest, so the 

 imports will probably not increase to any extent for a number of 

 years, but with growing industries they will certainly not decrease, 

 and France will continue to be an important factor in competing for 

 the surplus timber of the export countries. 



